{"id":1993,"date":"2024-06-21T08:35:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T06:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transineigenhand.nl\/transphobia-and-misinformation-at-vu-conference-advocacy-groups-sound-the-alarm\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T21:22:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T19:22:59","slug":"transphobia-and-misinformation-at-vu-conference-advocacy-groups-sound-the-alarm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transineigenhand.nl\/en\/transphobia-and-misinformation-at-vu-conference-advocacy-groups-sound-the-alarm\/","title":{"rendered":"Transphobia and Misinformation at VU Conference, Advocacy Groups Sound the Alarm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>Over twenty transgender advocacy groups have expressed serious concerns to Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in a<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/principle17.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/VU-CvB-Grote-zorgen-vanwege-haatdragende-sprekers-tijdens-conferentie.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/principle17.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/VU-CvB-Grote-zorgen-vanwege-haatdragende-sprekers-tijdens-conferentie.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">joint letter<\/a><span> <\/span>about a conference there featuring notorious anti-trans speakers. The conference on Thursday, June 27, is taking place under the auspices of the Amsterdam Center for Family Law, founded by Vrije Universiteit. Some keynote speakers have ties to hate-mongering anti-transgender organizations, which are being given a broad platform at this conference \u2013 without critical rebuttal. 'Dangerous!' warn the advocacy groups, 'because misinformation is not without consequences.'<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the top of the program is British keynote speaker Hilary Cass. In April 2024, she launched an attack on British transgender healthcare for young people with the publication of the controversial<span> <\/span><em>Cass Review<\/em>. Cass claimed that care for transgender youth was not scientifically substantiated. However, her report immediately received widespread international criticism. According to experts in the field, she had selectively shopped from scientific studies, ignored positive evidence, and drawn far-reaching conclusions that could not be derived from the available data.<a href=\"https:\/\/principle17.org\/wp\/transfobie-en-misinformatie-op-conferentie-vu-belangenorganisaties-luiden-noodklok\/#1\">(1)<\/a><span> <\/span>In short, the report did not hold up scientifically. Nevertheless, the British government used this highly controversial report to halt transgender care for young people in Great Britain. Warnings from medical professionals and advocacy groups that young people would suffer severely due to the lack of care were ignored.<\/p>\n<p>Other speakers at the conference are also highly controversial. Finnish psychiatrist Riittakerttu Kaltiala is involved with organizations such as SEGM and Genspect, which aim to restrict transgender care. Both organizations are not recognized by the international medical community due to a lack of scientific evidence for their claims.<a href=\"https:\/\/principle17.org\/wp\/transfobie-en-misinformatie-op-conferentie-vu-belangenorganisaties-luiden-noodklok\/#2\">(2)<\/a><span> <\/span>Several authoritative bodies, including the Southern Poverty Law Center, consider both organizations to be hate groups.<a href=\"https:\/\/principle17.org\/wp\/transfobie-en-misinformatie-op-conferentie-vu-belangenorganisaties-luiden-noodklok\/#3\">(3)<\/a><span> <\/span>It has become known that these groups also influenced the Cass report. Swedish psychiatrist and well-known anti-transgender activist Mikael Land\u00e9n also has ties to SEGM.<\/p>\n<p>These controversial speakers do not need to worry about a critical reception, as the packed daily program includes barely half an hour of debate. The other speakers of the day also consist of Dutch individuals who almost all want to further restrict transgender care for young people. This is despite the overwhelming scientific consensus that this care is, in fact, exceptionally successful.<a href=\"https:\/\/principle17.org\/wp\/transfobie-en-misinformatie-op-conferentie-vu-belangenorganisaties-luiden-noodklok\/#4\">(4)<\/a><span> <\/span>It is generally known among professionals that restricting transgender care for young people causes great suffering and can even lead to suicide. 'Everything indicates that this conference is not a platform for neutral scientific dialogue, but offers a very one-sided stage for misinformation and a sham dialogue,' warn the advocacy groups.<\/p>\n<p>The more than twenty organizations have urgently asked Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam to discuss their concerns. They hope that the conference on June 27 will not proceed, and that the Executive Board will prevent uncritical space from being offered to speakers who spread misinformation and discriminatory rhetoric in future programming. The advocacy groups emphasize that they welcome dialogue about transgender care, but it must be based on facts and conducted together with the transgender community. National advocacy organization Transgender Netwerk is also very concerned about the approach of this conference, and especially the invited foreign speakers. Trans Zorg Nu has announced a demonstration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/principle17.org\/\">Principle 17<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/transineigenhand.nl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trans in Eigen Hand<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/transzorgnu.noblogs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trans Zorg Nu<\/a><br \/>B.u.t.t.e.r.f.l.y.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coloredqollective.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colored Qollective<\/a><br \/>Colored Qollective team, Trans Kliniek Utrecht<br \/>LHBT Nissewaard<br \/>Mentalspace<br \/>OUT Academia<br \/>PraxisDIY<br \/>Queer Leiden University<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rfvp.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Region Federation Voorne-Putten<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/transman.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stichting Transman<\/a><br \/>The Hang-Out 070<br \/>Trans Healthcare Network<br \/>Trans Radical Resource Exchange<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/trreny.noblogs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trans Radical Resource Exchange Nijmegen<\/a><br \/>Trans Utrecht & Beyond<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/transunitedeurope.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trans United Europe \u2013 BIPOC Transnetwork<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/transfemhaarlem.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transfem Haarlem<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transgendernijmegen.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transgendergroep Nijmegen<\/a><br \/>Transistor<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treatitqueer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Treat it Queer<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\">(1) Dr Ruth Pearce,<span> <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/ruthpearce.net\/2024\/04\/16\/whats-wrong-with-the-cass-review-a-round-up-of-commentary-and-evidence\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ruthpearce.net\/2024\/04\/16\/whats-wrong-with-the-cass-review-a-round-up-of-commentary-and-evidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What\u2019s wrong with the Cass Review? A round-up of commentary and evidence<\/a>,<\/em><span> <\/span>June 14, 2024<br \/>Chris Noone, Alex Southgate, Alex Ashman, \u00c9le Quinn, David Comer, Duncan Shrewsbury, Florence Ashley, Jo Hartland, Joanna Pashdag, John Gilmore, Natacha Kennedy, Thomas Woolley, Rachel Ann Heath, Ryan Goulding, Victoria Simpson, Ed Kiely, Sib\u00e9al Coll, Margaret White, Dori Grijseels, Maxence Ouafik, and Quinnehtukqut McLamore,<span> <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/preprints\/osf\/uhndk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Critically appraising the Cass Report: Methodological flaws and unsupported claims<\/a><\/em>, June 11, 2024<br \/>C.M. Grijseels,<span> <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/26895269.2024.2362304\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/26895269.2024.2362304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biological and psychosocial evidence in the Cass Review: a critical commentary<\/a><\/em>, June 8, 2024<br \/>Dori Grijseels,<span> <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.nl\/nieuws\/2024\/05\/01\/genderdysforie-rapport-over-transgenderzorg-is-zwaar-onder-de-maat-a4197566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Report on Transgender Care is Severely Substandard<\/a><\/em>, May 1, 2024<br \/>Transgender Netwerk Nederland,<span> <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transgendernetwerk.nl\/nieuws\/waarom-de-nederlandse-transgenderzorg-niet-beter-wordt-door-het-cass-rapport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Dutch Transgender Care Will Not Improve Because of the Cass Report<\/a><\/em>, April 30, 2024<br \/>TransActual,<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/transactual.org.uk\/blog\/2024\/04\/11\/press-release-the-cass-review-is-bad-science-and-should-not-be-taken-seriously-by-policymakers\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/transactual.org.uk\/blog\/2024\/04\/11\/press-release-the-cass-review-is-bad-science-and-should-not-be-taken-seriously-by-policymakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Cass Review is bad science and should not be taken seriously by policymakers<\/em><\/a>, April 11, 2024 \u2013<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/transactual.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/TransActual-Briefing-on-Cass-Review.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">or this link<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\">(2) Trudy Ring,<span> <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/transgender\/2022\/5\/04\/science-behind-texasalabama-anti-trans-policy-full-errors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Science\u2019 Behind Texas\/Alabama Anti-Trans Policy Is \u2018Full of Errors<\/a>s\u2019<\/em>, May 5, 2024<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\">(3) Mira Lazine,<span> <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lgbtqnation.com\/2024\/06\/anti-trans-organizations-genspect-segm-are-now-listed-as-hate-groups-by-the-splc\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.lgbtqnation.com\/2024\/06\/anti-trans-organizations-genspect-segm-are-now-listed-as-hate-groups-by-the-splc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anti-trans organizations Genspect & SEGM are now listed as hate groups by the SPLC<\/a><\/em>, June 6, 2024<br \/>Erin Reed,<span> <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erininthemorning.com\/p\/splc-designates-genspect-segm-as\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.erininthemorning.com\/p\/splc-designates-genspect-segm-as\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SPLC Designates Genspect, SEGM As Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups<\/a><\/em>, June 5, 2024<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\">(4) Madelyn Beck,<span> <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/wyofile.com\/health-experts-gender-affirming-care-saves-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health experts: Gender-affirming care saves lives<\/a><\/em>, February 2, 2023<br \/>Diane Chen, Ph.D. Johnny Berona, Ph.D., Yee-Ming Chan, M.D., Ph.D. Diane Ehrensaft, Ph.D., Robert Garofalo, M.D., M.P.H., Marco A. Hidalgo, Ph.D., Stephen M. Rosenthal, M.D., Amy C. Tishelman, Ph.D., and Johanna Olson-Kennedy, M.D.,<span> <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMe2216191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Psychosocial Functioning in Transgender Youth after 2 Years of Hormones<\/a><\/em>, January 18, 2023<br \/>Annelou L.C. de Vries, M.D., Ph.D., and Sabine E. Hannema, M.D., Ph.D.,<span> <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMoa2206297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Growing Evidence and Remaining Questions in Adolescent Transgender Care<\/a><\/em>, January 18, 2023<br \/>A.J. Eckert,<span> <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sciencebasedmedicine.org\/gender-affirming-care-is-not-experimental\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gender-affirming care is not \u201cexperimental\u201d<\/a><\/em>, June 25, 2022<br \/>Kristina R. Olson, Lily Durwood, Rachel Horton, Natalie M. Gallagher and Aaron Devor,<span> <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/publications.aap.org\/pediatrics\/article\/150\/2\/e2021056082\/186992\/Gender-Identity-5-Years-After-Social-Transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gender Identity 5 Years After Social Transition<\/a><\/em>, 2022<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Transphobia and Misinformation at VU Conference, Advocacy Groups Sound the Alarm - Trans In Eigen Hand<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Over twenty transgender advocacy groups have expressed serious concerns to Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in a joint letter about a conference featuring notorious anti-trans speakers. 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